From Birmingham

to Amsterdam

Canals, an easy first drive abroad

5 days · 798 km · by car, two people

Real routes and published prices — no guesses

Fuel€9748 litres at an average €2.03 a litre
Price per litre on the wayBelgium €1.99 · United Kingdom €2.06 · France €2.23 · Netherlands €2.39
Dartford Crossing€4.13Class B: car (including when towing a trailer), motorhome, or minibus with 9 seats or fewer
Dover–Calais ferry€135Car + up to 5 passengers
4 nights€338≈ €85 a night — every night is listed under “Where you'll sleep”
Food€207≈ €41 a day for 5 days, cheap eats

Fuel: the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, week of 2026-10-18. Tolls, vignettes and ferries: the operators' and authorities' published prices. Nights and food: typical prices in each country for the kind chosen.

Dover–Calais ferry€135DFDS / P&O Ferries / Irish Ferries · about 1.7 h on board · Car + up to 5 passengers · The operator's prices
Dartford Crossing€4.13
Low-emission zoneLondon: ULEZ — £12.50/day if non-compliant (covers all Greater London)
Low-emission zoneAntwerp: LEZ (register/day-pass)
Low-emission zoneAmsterdam: Milieuzone
On the roadIn the French mountains, 1 November – 31 March, the signed communes of 34 departments want four 3PMSF tyres, or chains or snow socks for two driven wheels in the car.

Only official sellers are linked.

Night 1 · Strood€74The Gordon Hotel · hotel
Night 2 · Pervijze · 9 km from Nieuwpoort€88De Reigersvliethoeve · guesthouse
Night 3 · Amsterdam€88Rembrandtplein Hotel · hotel
Night 4 · Amsterdam€88Rembrandtplein Hotel · hotel

Priced for budget hotels: typical prices in each country, not a booking.

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Bletchley ParkBletchley Park is an English country house and estate in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, that became the principal centre of Allied code-breaking during the Second World War.
123 km
Bletchley Park
Day 1 · 123 km into the day · a lunch stop
Bletchley Park is an English country house and estate in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, that became the principal centre of Allied code-breaking during the Second World War.
Wikipedia · DeFacto · CC BY-SA 4.0
White Cliffs of DoverThe White Cliffs of Dover are the region of English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France.
347 km
White Cliffs of Dover
Day 2 · 83 km into the day · a lunch stop
The White Cliffs of Dover are the region of English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France.
Wikipedia · Immanuel Giel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Plantin–Moretus MuseumThe Plantin–Moretus Museum is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium which showcases the history of printing in Antwerp and the prominent role played in that history by the family of printers founded by Christophe Plantin and Jan Moretus in Antwerp in the second half of the 16th century.
616 km
Plantin–Moretus Museum
Day 3 · 131 km into the day · a lunch stop
The Plantin–Moretus Museum is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium which showcases the history of printing in Antwerp and the prominent role played in that history by the family of printers founded by Christophe Plantin and Jan Moretus in Antwerp in the second half of the 16th century.
Wikipedia · Klaus Graf · CC BY 2.5
RijksmuseumThe Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history, located at the Museum Square in the borough of Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and the Royal Concertgebouw.
2 km
Rijksmuseum
Day 4 · 2 km from Amsterdam
It is also the largest art museum in the country.
Wikipedia · Marco Almbauer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Van Gogh MuseumThe Van Gogh Museum is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries in the Museum Square in Amsterdam South, close to the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Concertgebouw.
2 km
Van Gogh Museum
Day 4 · 2 km from Amsterdam
The museum contains the largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings in the world.
Wikipedia · Warrox · CC BY 2.5
KeukenhofKeukenhof, also known as the Garden of Europe, is one of the world's largest flower gardens, situated in the municipality of Lisse, in the Netherlands.
26 km
Keukenhof
Day 4 · 26 km from Amsterdam
Keukenhof, also known as the Garden of Europe, is one of the world's largest flower gardens, situated in the municipality of Lisse, in the Netherlands.
Wikipedia · Balou46 · CC BY-SA 3.0